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An outbreak of a severe lung disease has occurred among workers exposed to artificial butter flavoring at factories producing microwave popcorn.

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Below is a partial list of factories in the U.S. that reportedly produce microwave popcorn and other snack foods using butter flavoring agents. This list is not meant to imply that any workers at these plants have been injured by exposure to artificial butter flavoring.
California
Carmi Flavors and Fragrances, Commerce; Conagra Grocery Products, Irvine; Gaslamp Popcorn Company, San Diego; Mastertaste, Commerce; Mission Flavors and Fragrances, Foothill Ranch; Western Flavors and Fragrances, Livermore;

Connecticut
Lincoln Snacks Company, Stamford; Newman's Own, Westport

Florida
Barnard Nut Company, Miami; Mastertaste, Lakeland & Planet City.

Illinois
Cornfields, Gurnee; Gilster-Mary Lee Corp., Chester; Lee Gilster-Mary Corp., Momence; Tee Lee Popcorn, Shannon

Indiana
Amish Country Popcorn, Berne; Ellis Popcorn Co., West Terre Haute; Family Time Popcorn, Inc., Valparaiso; Gettelfinger Popcorn, Palmyra; Jones Popcorn, New Albany; Kirk's Popcorn Co., Topeka; Vogel Popcorn, Corydon; Weaver Popcorn Co., Markle, Crawfordsville, Huntingburg, Van Buren, Indianapolis & New Richmond; Yoder Popcorn Inc., Topeka

Iowa
American Pop Corn Co., Sioux City; Conagra Foods, Hamburg; Manson Industries, Manson; Noble Distributor, Sac City

Kentucky
Ellis Popcorn Company, Murray

Massachusetts
New England Pretzel & Popcorn, Lawrence

Minnesota
Conagra Foods, Minneapolis

Missouri
Mary Lee Packaging Corp., Perryville; Mastertaste, Fenton & Greenville.

Nebraska
Lincoln Snacks Company, Lincoln
New Jersey
Mastertaste, Clark & Teterboro.

Pennsylvania
Reist Popcorn Company, Mount Joy

South Carolina
International Cup Corp., Bennettsville; Soller, Bennettsville
Tennessee
Mastertaste, Crossville.
Wisconsin
Mastertaste, Waunakee.
Canada
Mastertaste, Granby


 

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"Popcorn firms removing diacetyl linked to lung ailments in factory workers"
December 18, 2007, Associated Press

The nation's four biggest makers of microwave popcorn have removed a flavoring chemical linked to a lung ailment in popcorn plant workers from nearly all their products. The companies say all their microwave popcorn recipes should be changed by January. More...

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